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EDWARD THEODORE GORMAN III
Corporal · U.S. Marine Corps
September 2, 1946 – May 16, 1968
Service recordEdward Theodore Gorman III, of Manhattan, Kansas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He died on May 16, 1968, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, at age 21. His name is inscribed on Panel 61E, Line 9 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 61E · Line 9
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Rifleman (0311)
- Born
- September 2, 1946
- Home of record
- Manhattan, Kansas (Riley County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- May 16, 1968
- Age
- 21
- Province
- Quang Nam
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Died of Wounds
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
80 names on the Wall carry the date May 16, 1968; 29 of them were lost in Quảng Nam Province. In May 1968, 2,418 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 61E, Line 9
- JOHN HENERY DIXONSpecialist Four · May 16, 1968
- EXCELL FICKLINStaff Sergeant · May 16, 1968
- DOUGLAS EUGENE FOSTERCorporal · May 16, 1968
- ROBERT GLENN FREEMANPrivate First Class · May 16, 1968
From Manhattan
- DEAN ALBERT KLENDAMajor · September 17, 1965
- BARTON WAINWRIGHT CAREYPrivate First Class · March 26, 1968
- DAVID GEORGE BRENNERMajor · June 13, 1968
- LEO LARRY HADLEYFirst Lieutenant · August 14, 1968
- ROGER ALAN PARRISHFirst Lieutenant · June 10, 1969
- BILLY RAYMOND CHADWICKSpecialist Four · June 17, 1969
- PHILIP JAMES ENLOWSpecialist Five · November 1, 1969
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.